The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-11
BENNETTsvILLE. SO. ca.
Wednesday, May II, 1887.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Town Council Of Walhalla has
made q contract with responsible parties
70 have tho Blue Ridge Railroad extend.
ed into the centre Of that town by the
first Of July.
The Beaufort Palmetto Post Of Satur>
day. says: w. j. Whippcr, Probate
Judge Of this County, was arrested this
week and brought before Trial Justice 4.
q. White Of Beaufort, on a charge Of
official misconduct. corruption in Office.
preferred BY ono Thomas G. Scott, of his
own color, who claims that Whippcr has.
officially and individually, dcfrauded him.
Robert Smalls, s. j. Rampfeld, aud a
number Of other prominent colorcd citi.
zcns are material witnesses. Whippor
was bound over III tho sum ST 900 to ans
pear.
Tho Columbia Register of the 5,h inst.
states that 'Thc Eleventh Anniversary
Session Of tho Colored Baptist Educa>
tionai, Missionary and Sunday.School
Convention for this State, opened ycster,
day at Calvary Church on Richland
Street, the number IN attendance being
large."
From Abbcyillc Press and Banner.
Orvillc L. Calhoun, Esd, member Of the
Abbeville Bar, died in Columbia, Mon
day morning, May 9. 1887, aged 80
years. Mr.. Calhoun had been ia Chars
lesion attending the unvciling Of the
monument erected to the memory Of his
distinguished kinsman John G. Calhoun,
und had returned as far as Columbia on
his why home when he stopped at the
capital and there died.
El Paso, Texas, had an earthquake
shock, quite severe, Oh tho 3rd inst. The
vibrations lasted about two minutes, with.
out serious damage resulting, although
the smell Of sulphur was oppressive.
A terrible marine disaster occurred on
the 2nd inst, off the Newfoundland
Coast, to. the steamship John Knox,
which, during the prevalence of q furious
gale, struck OH a rock and foundered-
every soul on board persisted.
The earthquake shock felt in Texas on
the third inst, was felt in California, Ari,
IONA New Mexico md Mexico
A spociti hWn tsau {lairc Wiyl8i.iM
dalei q 3rd .uy2t ''{loc ofatlG Salst
.hufricaneS unAccpmpanigd Us tain tye,
p Vown ~ his section prevailed hofc ali
,sHy yesterday, doing mlcl damage Is
the city 10 glass fronts, signs ana roofs.
The colored organizations have issued
o call from Philadelphia for n convention
IN each State, to elect delegates to IL
National Convention, to be held al In.
diaDapolis on the 9Th of July next. The
marn object Of this movement is to pres
pare for the political campaign in 1883,
by arranging at the National Convention
for n thorough organization ofthe colorcd
people by States.
-Four Of a gang OF convicts employed at
the Penitcntiary brick yard in Lexington
succeeded some way in cutting their
sl'ncklcs and made II bold break for libcr,
~. Two Of the number were captured
before they got out Of the yard, the other
two, William Frazier, sentenced tn five
years ut the recent term Of Court Of this
County, mud Hayes. u colorcd convict
from Chester County, got away. The
guards made immediate pursuit, and
after q hard chase Hayes was captured in
the swamp, u mile and u half from The
yard. Frazier was also secured later az
New CRANKY by the pnrsuing guards
Columbia Register.